Reader Submitted
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Test Fitting Dowel Joints
Dry-fitting a dowel joint is a must before you glue it together, but the dowels are made to such tight tolerances that they can get stuck in their holes. This reader has a solution.
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Tiger Maple & Purpleheart Kitchen Table
In addition to the beautiful inlay and the two wood species’ contrasting colors, the coordination between the modified tusk tenons and the extension slide handles are incredible details not to be missed on this reader-submitted project.
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Shakers: Not Just Style
A reader remembers Shaker contributions to inventions, not just furniture styles.
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My Ultimate Miter Station
A reader creates a fantastic centerpiece for his workshop using one of the most popular plans from Chris Marshall and Woodworker’s Journal.
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Cherry Wood: Is All of It Beautiful?
A reader shares how he learned to find beauty in all parts of cherry wood.
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Use a Bar Clamp as a Planing Backstop
Holding a box or drawer for final planing can be a challenge if your bench doesn’t have a vise or bench dog holes. This reader has a solution.
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DIY Wood Stain
An antique furniture restorer shares an old recipe for making a rich nut-brown wood stain.
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Narrow Hall Table
A reader combines padauk and yellowheart to create a narrow, “floating” hall table with legs that require special construction for his daughter’s entryway.
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Double Kitchen Trivet
This reader turns his wife’s idea for a double pan holder into an attractive red oak and tile trivet project.
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Wooden Jewelry: Yeses and Noes
eZine readers react to Rob’s previous opinion that Valentine’s Day should include “no wooden jewelry.”